Fulica Americano 223 Mar 10 Lake Temescal, 420 ft. Alameda Co., Caly. were at K 7 in the cat-tails but they left via S side of th rock. Another pair head at H 6 or 7. One bird just "kah-Pow"ing at about F/5. A second, even fresher nest at J 6.5. This about one foot in from the edge of a dense stand of cat-tails. Ramp is facing open water to N. Nest not finished but well formed, no dropping of any kind in it's. Mostly of dead cat-tails, but with a few green ones woven in, and one twisted around overhead. Little sign of an attempt to develop an overhead canopy, but rather, placing the nest under one formed by breaking dozen of upper parts of cat tail leaves. Ramp not completed, lots of loose poorly worked leaves scattered around. Does not appear to be anchored to anything but rather wedged between three groups of cat-tails. Highest edge not over 2 inches above the water. 2:30 pm a crow at I 6.19. - There is an accumulation of cat-tail material at I 7.20 that may be the start of a nest. It is composed mostly of loosely piled, floating with the waves, dead cat tail material, largely seed stalks. But the presence of at least 6 green leaves, bitten off at the base, surely indicates that is is of original origin. Some sort of watering going on in the bushes at I 7, one bird, perhaps a f, show